love conquers all!

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 800 iso 400
m 1/250 @ 13
ff 70-200 mm

[stuart wanuck]

I have subsequently cropped this image

[Mitch Haimov]

Nicely done, Stuart. You did a good job of keeping everything sharp that should be. Love the colors of your young couple. One could wish they chose a more natural bed, but love is blind to such considerations...

[stuart wanuck]

crop redone

[Mitch Haimov]

I like both versions, Stuart. The repost seems a bit tight on the left, but I suppose you wanted the post to fill the bottom edge.

[christopher galeski]

nice capture Stuart,ove the colors,look like old toys,that were made out of tin,years ago.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Hi Stuart, the closer crop is a great improvement. The grasshoppers looked a bit lost in the OP. Sharpness, dof and BG look pretty good! I do think the perch is a bit overpowering because of the dark color and wood structures.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Absolute KO! I liked the first but the repost is even better superb detail and colours - excellent.

[Nancy Bell]

Fantastic detail captured! The saturated greens of the bkgd contrast nicely with the various shades of yellows & oranges of the grasshoppers. I much prefer the 2nd cropped post.